The monument resembles a Thracian burial mound, and contains actual bones of partisans who fought to liberate Bulgaria.
An eternal flame originally burned inside the center of the monument, though it has long since been extinguished.
It is one of the few monuments to be in an excellent state.
The monument consists of two groups of concrete blocks separated from one another by small spaces.
The memorial was inaugurated exactly 100 years later.
The structure comprises of two wings with colossal figures of soldiers and women on either side.
At the base of the hill, there is a 22-meter-high memorial wall.
Inside the cavity hangs seven bells representing the seven world continents.
The biggest of the bells weigh an astonishing 3,650 kg.
A second ring of bells occupy the base of the monument laid out in a spiral.
The initiative continued until 1989 under the motto Unity, Creativity, Beauty.
The monument was dedicated to this victory.
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Buzludzha
Buzludzha is a historical peak in the Central Balkan Mountains.
Thederelict monumentthat stands here was built in 1974 to commemorate the founding of the Bulgarian Social Democratic Party.
The saucer-shaped monument was once the most celebrated monument dedicated to the sociopolitical movement of communism.
“Alyosha” was also Plovdiv’s official anthem until 1989.
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